If you've seen the term "turbo cancer" on social media, you're not alone. This frightening phrase has been making rounds across platforms, claiming that COVID vaccines cause aggressive, fast-growing cancers. But where did this term actually come from? The answer reveals how modern misinformation spreads online and why "turbo cancer" is a made-up term created by vaccine opponents to spread fear about COVID vaccines, with no basis in medical science.
Believe it or not, "turbo cancer" started as a sarcastic comment. Back in November 2020, when the Pfizer vaccine was about to get emergency approval, someone sarcastically posted online: "I can't wait for the turbo cancer." That throwaway comment would eventually become the foundation for a widespread conspiracy theory. The term bubbled around in anti-vaccine social media circles for months before exploding into mainstream awareness in 2022. By then, it had evolved from internet sarcasm into a serious-sounding medical claim despite having ze…
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